1. Do you know the name of the creek closest to your home?   Response Percent Response Total   Yes 59.3% 73   No 40.7% 50 Total Respondents   123 (skipped this question)   0

2. If so, please check it below.   Response Percent Response Total   Mount Diablo Creek 70.8% 51   Mitchell Creek 18.1% 13   Donner Creek 4.2% 3   Peacock Creek/Irish Creek 1.4% 1   Goethels Creek 1.4% 1   Russelmann Creek 2.8% 2   Seal Creek   0% 0   Other 6.9% 5 Total Respondents   72 (skipped this question)   51

3. Was having a creek nearby one of the reasons you chose your home?   Response Percent Response Total   Yes 37% 44   No 63% 75 Total Respondents   119 (skipped this question)   4

4. Are any of the following creek values important to you? (check all that apply)   Response Percent Response Total   View of the creek from home or yard 49% 50   Hearing frogs from home or yard 60.8% 62   Seeing fish or wildlife in or near the creek 59.8% 61   Access to creek trails 46.1% 47   Creek as a place for children to play 41.2% 42   Knowing the creek is there (not underground in a culvert) 64.7% 66 Total Respondents   102 (skipped this question)   21

5. On average, how many times per month do members of your household use local creeks for activities? 0 1-5 6-15 >15 Respondent Total Running/walking: 42% (40) 34% (32) 19% (18) 5% (5) 95 Nature walks (looking for animals and plants): 59% (41) 26% (18) 10% (7) 4% (3) 69 Bicycling: 85% (44) 12% (6) 4% (2) 0% (0) 52 Total Respondents   102 (skipped this question)   21

6. How often do members of your household use local creeks for other activities?  Total Respondents   22 (skipped this question)   101

7. Have you encountered flooding problems in your community (e.g., water ponding in streets)? If so, how often has it occurred in the last two winters? (check one)   Response Percent Response Total   Daily   0% 0   Weekly   0% 0   Once 10.1% 12   Several times 5.9% 7   No flooding 84% 100 Total Respondents   119 (skipped this question)   4

8. Have any of the following creek-related problems occurred on your property? (check all that apply)   Response Percent Response Total   Water running through the yard 3.4% 4   Water running into the garage 0.9% 1   Water damage to the house   0% 0   Tree(s) falling over 9.4% 11   Erosion along creek 29.9% 35   None of the above 65.8% 77   Other (please specify) 2.6% 3 Total Respondents   117 (skipped this question)   6

9. If you have had creek-related problems on your property, when did they occur? (check all that apply)   Response Percent Response Total   Within the last 5 years 18.4% 18   6-10 years ago 10.2% 10   Over 10 years ago 9.2% 9   No problems 68.4% 67 Total Respondents   98 (skipped this question)   25

10. What kinds of wildlife (if any) have you noticed in or around the creek this year? (check all that apply)   Response Percent Response Total   Songbirds 78.8% 82   Fish 25% 26   Frogs 76% 79   Ducks 56.7% 59   Salamanders 17.3% 18   Beavers   0% 0   Gophers 41.3% 43   Mice 40.4% 42   Rats 39.4% 41   Deer 15.4% 16   Squirrels 87.5% 91   Racoons 65.4% 68   Other (please specify) 35.6% 37 Total Respondents   104 (skipped this question)   19

11. What is your opinion of the creek's condition?   Response Percent Response Total     Wonderful natural resource 24.3% 25     Good condition 26.2% 27     Has potential, but needs some help 34% 35     Needs improvement 11.7% 12     Health hazard/public nuisance 3.9% 4 Total Respondents   103 (skipped this question)   20

12. How important to you are the following creek-related improvements, on a scale of 1 to 5? (1 = not important, 5 = very important) 1 2 3 4 5 Response Average Clean up trash 6% (6) 2% (2) 8% (8) 7% (7) 77% (76) 4.46 Reduce water pollution 15% (13) 7% (6) 8% (7) 8% (7) 62% (53) 3.94 Stabilize creek banks 16% (16) 9% (9) 13% (13) 14% (14) 49% (49) 3.70 Reduce fire hazards 23% (20) 13% (11) 13% (11) 13% (11) 39% (34) 3.32 Plant shade trees 36% (30) 16% (13) 24% (20) 6% (5) 18% (15) 2.54 Remove invasive plants 21% (19) 14% (13) 19% (17) 19% (17) 27% (24) 3.16 Landscape with native plants 24% (20) 12% (10) 19% (16) 18% (15) 27% (23) 3.13 Improve trails 26% (22) 7% (6) 22% (19) 22% (19) 23% (20) 3.10 Control camping 30% (24) 15% (12) 10% (8) 9% (7) 37% (30) 3.09 Improve law enforcement 32% (26) 10% (8) 22% (18) 10% (8) 27% (22) 2.90 Total Respondents   111 (skipped this question)   12

13. What other creek-related improvements would you like to see?  Total Respondents   18 (skipped this question)   105

14. What would you like to see along Mount Diablo Creek as part of the Concord Reuse Project (reuse of the Inland Areas of the Concord Naval Weapons Station)? (check all that apply)   Response Percent Response Total   Natural floodplain 44.9% 48   Trail(s) 67.3% 72   Road 8.4% 9   Linear park 24.3% 26   Wildlife corridor 66.4% 71   Park covering the area from the creek to the top of the hills 46.7% 50   Creek included in protected open space covering the entire Reuse Project area 65.4% 70   Residential development 20.6% 22   Commercial development 14% 15   Ball fields 14% 15   Other (please specify) 8.4% 9 Total Respondents   107 (skipped this question)   16

15. Please send me the results of the survey and information about the following: (check all that apply)   Response Percent Response Total   Creek bank stabilization 52.6% 30   Erosion control 50.9% 29   Environmentally friendly gardening 33.3% 19   Integrated pest management for home and garden 35.1% 20   Mosquito contol 56.1% 32   Wildfire protection 28.1% 16   Volunteering for local watershed projects 8.8% 5 Total Respondents   57 (skipped this question)   66

16. Any other comments?  Total Respondents   16 (skipped this question)   107